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The research projects of the Laboratory of Molecular Systematics deal with phylogenetic and phylogeographic studies of a broad variety of animal species. These studies include also questions of genetic and morphological diversity. The projects are performed in cooperation with different departments of the NHM as well as in the course on national and international collaborations.

Education

10.11.2005 Habilitation at the University of Vienna (Zoology) Title: "Evolution of transposons, genomes and sequences: different aspects of molecular evolution."

30.6.1997 Ph.D. graduation (genetics) at the University of Vienna

1995-1997 Ph.D. thesis at the Institute of Medical Biology, Department of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Vienna Title: Expression and interactions of P element subfamilies in the genome of Drosophila bifasciata.

2.12.1994 M.Sc. graduation (genetics) at the University of Vienna

1993-1994 M.Sc. thesis at the Institute of General Biology, Department of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Vienna Title: The P transposons of Drosophila bifasciata: molecular characterization, mobility and origin of the M-type and O-type family

Professional History

since 1.1.2009 Head of Laboratory of Molecular Systematics (Museum of Natural History, Vienna)

2.9.1996-30.4.1998 Assistant professor at the Institute of Medical Biology, Department of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Vienna

14.4.1994-30.6.1996 Teaching assistant at the Institute of General Biology, Department of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Vienna

1.1.1994-31.1.1996 Research assistant at the Institute of General Biology, Department of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Vienna, project: Horizontal transfer of P transposons between Drosophila species.

Academic Teaching

since 2008 "Practical course: molecular phylogeny based on museum specimens" (Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna), Lecturer

since 2007 "Scientific research at the Museum of Natural History - significance of scientific collections for evolutionary studies" (Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna), Lecturer

since 2005 "Seminar for Master, Diploma and PhD-students in evolutionary biology and molecular systematics" (Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna), Lecturer

since 2005 "Introduction into evolutionary biology based on current topics in vertebrate systematics" (Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna), Lecturer

2003-2004 "Current topics in vertebrate systematics" (Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna), Lecturer

2000-2002 "Molecular evolution" (Faculty of Science, University of Vienna), Lecturer

1998-2003 Co-lecturer of the practical course Experimental population- and evolutionary genetics (Faculty of Science, University of Vienna)

1995-1999 Co-lecturer of the practical course Genetics for medical students (Faculty of Medicine, University of Vienna)

1995-1999 Lecturer of the practical course Biology for medical students (Faculty of Medicine, University of Vienna)

1993-1997 Co-lecturer of the theoretical and practical course Molecular genetics of mobile DNA in the Drosophila system (Faculty of Science, University of Vienna)

GEMEL R., HARING E. (2011) On two trionychid turtle shells in the collection of the "Zoologische Staatssammlung München" with remarks about morphological differences between Chitra and Pelochelys.- Herpetozoa 23: 67-77. [PDF]